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Is Heartburn A Side Effect Of Smoking Synthetic Marijuana

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Cures What Ails Ya!!:
Duuuude! Like, it's awesome! This guy from Dallas used it for his heartburn and poof! it went away! Like, that's sooo coool! Of course, it ain't been studied scientifically but who gives a f--- man, like it's so cool. In fact, the weed has no good studies behind it but you hear all kindsa things about it, so give it a try and see what goes. But don't smoke it! Eat it! Did I say don't smoke it?Cool
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In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.
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Lung cancer & psych:
Long-term effects of marijuana use include lung cancer (since marijuana smoking, like cigarette smoking, includes tar), dental problems, and the development/exacerbation of psychosis. On the short-term though, there is no significant mortality due to marijuana use and no deaths from marijuana overdose have ever been reported.
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It's illegal, child :
Endangerment. Smoking mj, tobacco, crack, etc. Inside or out of the home (it clings to fabrics) makes your baby a passive smoker, bad for his lungs & brain. Because of smaller body surface area, babies get "stoned" by much lower amts. Of mj than adults. Being in an altered state impairs infant development. If a sole caretaker is high, baby's risk of accidental injury or death is also high.
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JWH-018:
Jwh-018 is a synthetic cannabinoid, and schedule 1 substance since 2011. It's also illegal in multiple states including alabama, arkansas, georgia, kentucky, kansas, louisiana, north dakota, and tennessee. It's sprayed onto herbal material in unknown quantities as a designer drug, and can also be known as "spice." results are variable. See your physician asap for a checkup.
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Here :
Here are some of the possible effects from marijuana use: feelings of anxiety, depression, fear, panic or in some cases euphoria. If a high dose is taken it can lead to delusions, hallucinations or losing touch with reality. Other effects can include: inattentiveness, short-term memory problems and disturbances in your thought processes. Marijuana's effects usually last from one to three 3 hours.
There can be interactions with medications when you use marijuana. I am not able to go through the list blow by blow. As you know, unless you have a medical marijuana card; it is illegal to use marijuana.
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Tagamet/Zantac:
This class of drugs is a well known inhibitor of the enzymes used in the liver to break-down or de-toxify many medications/drugs. So your usual thc hit stayed around, and its intensity increased, by your use of ranitidine.
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Yes:
It's OK to take either one of those medications every day for reflux disease. You should, however, when yourself after three months and see what happens with your symptoms. If your symptoms come back, see your primary care provider for more options. Hope this helps!
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Nissen :
A procedure that wraps the stomach around the esophagus is used to treat gerd. This creates a new pressure barrier so that acid can not enter the esophagus. This is the best method surgically to fix gerd for a long term fix. There are some surgeons or gastroenterologist that can do this during endoscopy but the long term success if unproven.
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No:
Semen analysis does not have the same purpose as a urine drug screen. It focuses on other things directly related to sperm -- including their number and activity. It does not automatically test for substances like thc, either actual or synthetic.
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Smoking marijuana:
The effect of smokingmarijuana peaks within 10–30 minutes, and intoxication may last several hours, depending on the dose. By comparison, the effect of oral ingestion peaks within 45–60 minutes. Common physical symptoms are red eyes, increased heart rate, increased appetite, and dry mouth. Motor performance may be impaired for up to 10 hours after use.
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Yes:
In addition to effects on motivation etc., a recent study by the british lung foundation found that just three cannabis joints a day cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes, and when cannabis and tobacco are smoked together, the effects are dramatically worse. They report that the tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50% more cancer causing carcinogens than tobacco.
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Cannabis and hunger:
One of the main reasons that cannabis is used for medical purposes is what it does to a human's gastrointestinal tract and the natural stimulation it gives to hunger.
Many who are chronically ill or terminally ill lose their appetite and marijuana is a natural appetite stimulant.
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